Salesforce Architect

Salary & Final Filing Date

$9,230.00 - $12,369.00 per Month. Final Filing Date: 1/30/2026

Electronic (using your Cal Career Account) or By Mail Drop‑off.

The Salesforce Architect is a brand‑new role charged with designing and building a Grant Management Solution to support a new Caltrans program and process:
Customer Success for grantees. The Architect will modernize how the Department of Transportation manages grant investments in local projects, supporting 250+ public transit agencies across California.

• Act as a technical lead and solution architect, defining, designing, developing, documenting, coordinating, and integrating solutions within the Division.
• Architect and manage Caltrans’ grant‑making and grant administration lifecycle, CRM architecture, customer success workflows, and case management solutions within Salesforce.
• Provide leadership in developing the Grants Management System, overseeing development or procurement activities, communicating the work to internal and external audiences, and facilitating solution launches.
• Perform architecture, development, integration, operation, and maintenance of Salesforce implementations, including user research, user‑centric design, configuration or development, testing, and implementation.
• Ensure seamless integration with enterprise middleware solutions such as Mule Soft, API gateways, and other integration frameworks, leveraging RESTful APIs, SOAP, and event‑driven architecture.

• One year of experience as an Information Technology Specialist II; or Six years of information technology experience, two years of which include performance of highly specialized work in a lead or expert capacity on highly complex or specialized information technology systems or services in one or more of the major six domains or a closely related or emerging IT field.
• A master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for four years of the required general information technology experience.
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for three years of the required general information technology experience.
• An associate’s degree from an accredited college may substitute for one year of the required general information technology experience.
• When using education to meet minimum qualifications, education must include 15 semester units (or 22.5 quarter units) of information technology or closely related coursework.

• Experience designing and implementing CRM, Grants, or large‑scale enterprise Salesforce solutions.
• Proficiency in Salesforce platforms (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, etc.) and deep understanding of Salesforce architecture and data modeling.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect and other relevant certifications.
• Experience with project management methodologies, standards, tools, change and release management processes.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues and mentor junior level development teams.
• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including technical teams, business leaders, vendor contract resources, and end‑users.

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender expression, national origin, and more. Veterans’ Preference will be granted for this examination, in accordance with Government Codes 18973.1 and 18973.5.